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Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer III Verified today

Sierra Space · Louisville, CO · Space Systems · first seen 2026-08-01

About the Role

You will specify, architect, and integrate complex system solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts to understand project requirements and objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Derive, decompose, allocate, trace, and manage system requirements and architectures
  • Define and document system concepts of operation
  • Create artifacts and deliverables supporting development milestone reviews
  • Oversee system integration and verification activities to ensure system functionality and performance
  • Identify and manage technical risks and develop mitigation strategies
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
  • Adhere to established engineering processes and standards
  • Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure project alignment
  • May lead small teams to execute systems engineering scope

You will represent the integrated whole during system development, working to connect segments and subsystems through top-down decomposition of requirements and bottom-up validation and verification.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree, or Masters plus 3 years experience)
  • Typically 5 or more years of related experience (or Masters plus 3 years experience)
  • Emerging expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including thorough understanding of the systems development lifecycle
  • Knowledge of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation
  • Knowledge of systems architecture, systems integration, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles
  • Emerging ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field
  • Robust experience with Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering tools and frameworks, such as DOORS, CAMEO EA, Rhapsody, Matlab, and SysML
  • Solid understanding of spacecraft systems, including hardware and software subsystems and components
  • Solid understanding of project management methodologies including risk management and technical performance tracking
  • Solid understanding of technical baseline and configuration management
  • Experience in leading projects and mentoring junior engineers
  • Experience or certification in INCOSE standards
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment

Compensation

Pay Range: $119,064.00 - $163,713.00

Your actual base compensation will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, experience, internal equity and market competitiveness.

Benefits

Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, and 3 weeks paid time off.